Obama May Have To Come To The Table Better Prepared If He Is Going To Address Fox News In The Media
So far Obama’s team efforts at going after Fox News have been a rather lukewarm effort. I have to admit, when Fox News broadcast a clip of a reporter at NBC interviewing Obama about this fresh stance of the administration the best he could offer was that he was not loosing a lot of sleep, and would “take media as it comes” particularly if the media is acting “as a talk radio format”. Okay so he starts off denigrating Fox News and anyone else that is acting like a talk radio format, which could be a “dis” towards bloggers. Here is the enlighten, when you say that you are not loosing a lot of sleep over how America perceives you, it speaks volumes and says about all most Americans want to hear with respect to how you are running this country.
Listen, this guy lost a whole lot of sleep, and probably lost some weight, when it came to how people perceived the incident involving Reverend Wright. Clearly, he was on his “A-game” during the debates, and even addressed his haters once he finally did win telling pundits that he was their president, whether or not they respected him as one or not. So what happened; has Fox News and Michael Steele taken the wind out of his sails, or does he inspect the loud voices from the GOP for what they really are, distractions to take him off of his game.
People have a apt to speak out against the President and quite honestly, Fox News is allowed to select a swipe at him. It is hard not to watch Fox News because they are the preeminent news organization these days. However, it is difficult to see their bias these days, now perhaps when Bush was in office clearly their prejudice showed through, but they are getting better at it, and one would be hard pressed to take thunder with what they say on the clear weight of the fact that they were those who said it.
I have to agree with Fox’s reporters; you knew that this question was coming so why wasn’t there a clearer, more calculated response from Obama as we have seen previously. The only thing that bothers me is that Fox is trying to shuffle this for all it is worth for ratings, and they are detached talking about this after everyone else has moved on. This is the Fox News that we hate, and the organization that seems to be desperate for material. Fox was also particularly homely and in bad taste after having broadcast Obama’s speech to school children. Yet for what it is worth, though Fox has an obvious issue with the President they offer a perspective that is worth listening to.
We are in a day and age where an increasingly larger number, if not most, Americans are receiving their news from alternate sources. This Administration embraced new media and used it in recent ways to their advantage to win the election. Fox News, in essence the newest media with respect to television cable news, is the thorn in the President’s side; some of this could have something to do with the way that Fox was the only outlet on the side of President Bush during his last term. The President needs to stay above the fray and come to Fox News with the truth and allow them to interview him and take a shot at him because if he is right, and his cabinet is on the right course, the end results will bear witness to Fox’s rhetoric and portray him in an even better light than if he allows his staff to wage war against Fox News. This is how the election was won, and the best possible way for him to either silence Fox News, or at the very least, put their rhetoric into perspective for viewers that are on the fence …
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